Find out more about this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning technology have enabled learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Niger to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these important new open education initiatives. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This gripping new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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